NRLW Favourite Millie Elliott Has Had Her Premiership Ring Stolen

Sydney Roosters’ Millie Elliott is calling for the return of her National Women’s Rugby League (NRLW) premiership ring after it was stolen from her house last week. 

Elliott (nee Boyle) was a key member of the Roosters who claimed a 32-28 win over the Cronulla Sharks in the finals. 

The prop celebrated amongst her teammates after the grand finals. However, on Saturday Elliot revealed that her ring, personalised with her jersey number had gone missing. 

“PSA. If you work in a pawnshop in Newy and someone comes in with a number 8 premiership ring to swap for cash please let me know because it’s probably not theirs and they came into my house at night and stole it,” Elliot wrote on Instagram. 

Theft casts shadow over impressive season for Millie Elliott

The news of the stolen ring has cast a shadow over what was otherwise an impressive season for Elliott. 

The rings are valued at $10,000 and this year feature designs adorned with two carats of diamonds on either side, along with an image of rugby league immortal in his youth, Ron Coote.

Her victory with the Roosters made Elliott a four-time premiership player and marked a historic achievement, as she became the first player in NRLW history to win premierships with three different clubs. Elliott previously won titles with the Brisbane Broncos in 2019 and 2020, the Newcastle Knights in 2022, and now with the Roosters.

This year, she also won the Dally M for Best Prop.

Elliott’s historic NRLW achievement places her alongside legend Glenn Lazarus as the only players to have won premierships with three different clubs. Lazarus, a representative for Australia and New South Wales in State of Origin, won five premierships with the Raiders (1989-90), Broncos (1992-93), and Storm (1999).

Meet the NRL and NRLW Ring Designer: Sam Rahme

The rings are designed by Sydney company Affinity Diamonds.

The NRL and NRLW rings feature the same design, with the only difference being their size—the women’s rings are slightly smaller to accommodate their more slender fingers.

Affinity Diamonds founder Sam Rahme spoke to Wide World of Sports last year about the design and production process for the coveted rings. 

When asked about the value of the ring, Rahme described it as embodying blood, sweat, and tears.

“Forty tackles a game, ten hit ups, about a thousand push ups a week and two thousand sit ups,” he said.

“You can’t buy them, but if the NRL wanted to pay $10,000 for one, they can have one,” Rahme said. 

The premiership rings are numbered 1 to 17, therefore only the 17 players in the matchday squad and the head coach will receive a ring.

Rahme explained the decision to limit the rings to just 17 by stating that he does not want club officials or executives to receive one.

“Previous years never had a number, and you’d have a club director walking around with the ring on,” he said.

“If you don’t have a number 1 to 17, you didn’t play.”

NRL and NRLW fans are not permitted to buy replicas.

“Fans will contact us and say ‘I really want one, I’ll pay anything. can I have a premiership ring?’,” Rahme said. “We have to say no. You haven’t played, you don’t get one.”